By Abdurrahim Ibrahim When Shamsudeen Abubakar, a 300-level Education and English Language student, accompanied his brother to the school clinic, he was expecting swift action, especially since his brother’s condition was serious. Unfortunately, it became clear that immediate help was not available. Frustration set in for Shamsudeen when he found no doctors present. As his…
By Shamsudeen Abubakar It was Monday 9th September. The sun had separated from the moon and the birds were chirping from their nest outside on the Neam and Baobab trees at Makasi hostel. The fuss of people in the room is mixed with the fluctuating fan that could even wake the sleeping dead. Other students…
Raheem Anifa reports, One of the lecturers of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Dr A.A Yunusa from the Faculty of Education, Curriculum Department, has advised students to prioritise on being a scientist irrespective of their discipline. This was disclosed on Saturday, 7th September, 2024, during EDU 303 lecture, held at the ETF 3 Lecture Hall. In…
By Habeeb Olokooba It was a breezy June morning. The previous day’s downpour refreshed the air. Abdulwasiu Dada, a bike man in his late forties, pedaled through the refreshing breeze as his sole source of income, reliant on his trusty Bajaj bike. Once a small-scale farmer, Dada reminisced about his past life. He recalled the…
By: Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen Before the clock struck noon, Oyinlola Abdulsamad Ayomide, a Linguistics graduate from the MELL Department, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, anxiously checked his Gmail for news on his scholarship applications. Known for his relentless pursuit of academic excellence, he had pinned his hopes on this particular message. As he scanned the screen, his…
By: Alabi Maryam “I linked my National Identity Number (NIN) with my over 5-year MTN SIM card, but yet it was barred,” Muhammad Hawua, a 500-level student of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), lamented over her telephone line barred by MTN through Nigerian Telecommunication Companies. Unlike many other 40 million users whose SIM cards…
By Habeeb Olokooba Silence is a virtue, yet the same silence could mean danger. It saddens my heart to watch Nigeria go into ashes as protesters set ablaze different investments across the country, both public and privately owned. Yet our steerer, President Tinubu, remains sullen. He has always been. He was quiet during gubernatorial tussles…
By Habeeb Olokooba When Idris Suleiman ( Pseudonym) returned for his second year of university in February, the sudden hike in tuition fees left him bewildered and despondent. Orphaned since the age of thirteen, Idris faced the challenge of raising over #100, 000 to cover his school fees, accommodation, and other essential expenses. With his…
By Aisha Sulaiman After God created humans, he blessed them with a channel to express their feelings, thoughts, and ideas. And that is “language”. This feature distinguished them from other animals and creatures due to their highly developed and sophisticated brain _ an extraordinary gift from the Almighty. In a research paper titled “An Introduction…
By Habeeb Olokooba I think it’s time for us to make clear the fine distinction between the popular public relations, which currently pervades our journalism, and the true journalism we initially promised to hold. Perhaps there is a fundamental need to school ourselves on what journalism is and what it is not – and ought…
